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Indian women’s hockey team thrashes Scotland 3-0
Stellenbosch (South Africa): The Indian women’s hockey team did not lose focus after exit of their strategy coach Mathias Ahrens. Instead they posted another convincing 3-0 win against Scotland.
Poonam Rani scored a brace and the other goal was netted by Vanadana Kataria as India closed off their tour on a positive note here on Tuesday.
The first quarter saw both teams going on the attack. But the Indians, who had beaten Scotland earlier in the tour, were in high spirits.
The second quarter saw Rani score a goal through a penalty corner. India continued to put pressure on the Scotland defence and maintained good ball possession.
The sustained pressure finally bore fruit as the Indians doubled their lead when Kataria scored their second goal.
The Indians started the third quarter on a high as they took over from where they had left and were seen in the opponent’s circle most of the time trying to knit together chances. But unfortunately they could not find the back of the goal in the third quarter.
The last quarter brought good news for the Indians yet again as Rani slotted home her second of the evening.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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